Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Banking and Merchant Card Services
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has appointed Barclays Bank PLC to provide the Provision of Banking Services and Merchant Card Services to the Council following an open tender procedure. The Total cost of the procurement includes the initial five (5) years + five years extension excl VAT
Contract Period from the 01 September 2025 - 31 August 2030 with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years extended on a annual basis.
CPV: Banking and investment services · Banking services · Investment banking services and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council has appointed Barclays Bank for its Corporate Banking Services to include…AwardedRenewalPublished value£910,000
The Council has appointed Barclays Bank for its Corporate Banking Services to include banking and merchant card services.
The contract is for a period of five years, with the option to extend for up to a further period of five years extended on an annual basis.
Please note this is not a call for competition this notice is to notify the market of a contract award
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Oct 2024, 11:50 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CCBC/PS2592/HS/24- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018903- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ad37Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This notice is to advise the market of a contract award, this is not a call for competition. (WA Ref:157069)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Nov 2024 → 3 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published239 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:36 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 12:36 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | £320,154 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018903-2026-CCBC/PS2592/24/HS-1 · Barclays
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £320,154
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BarclaysAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria